Posted on 07/01/2016 8:31:39 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
CHICAGO -- New statistics out Friday show there is an average of 10 shootings in Chicago a day.
There were 355 shootings and 429 shooting victims in June.
There were also 72 murders last month, up from 46 in June of 2015.
At the halfway point for the year, homicides citywide have jumped 49 percent, hitting levels unseen since the late 1990s.
Through June 19, Chicago had more homicide than New York City or Los Angeles combined.
Chicago police are blaming repeat offenders with illegal guns and ties to gangs. The CPD says it has taken more than 4,300 guns off the streets, a 30 percent increase from last year.
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I did the architectural cruise and it is a must do! As CS says, the buildings are stunning and we didn’t have a bad meal there. Highly recommend a Chicago visit. I thought it would be a cesspool but then learned where the bad neighborhoods are and they are nowhere near downtown.
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